Beyond the barrier, Indian River County pools must add at least one safety feature under Fla. Stat. §515.27 — an approved cover, door and window exit alarms, self-latching doors, or an ASTM pool alarm.
The Residential Swimming Pool Safety Act requires every new Indian River County pool to include at least one approved safety feature before it passes final inspection: an approved safety pool cover, exit alarms on doors and windows reading 85 dB at 10 feet, self-closing self-latching doors with the release 54 inches up, or an ASTM F2208 pool alarm. Federal law, the Virginia Graeme Baker Act, adds anti-entrapment drain covers. Compliance must be disclosed at sale, which comes up often on the Vero Beach barrier island and in Sebastian, where resale homes with older pools trade frequently among retirees and seasonal residents.
Missing safety features block the certificate of completion and draw a correction order with fines. Local building officials enforce §515, and non-compliance carries drowning liability and homeowner insurance consequences.
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